Vehicle lamp



Mama; 1925. v v J. PIKE VEHICLE L AQP I Filed Dec. 2'7, 35'

- -INVENTOR;

so plishni nt of the foregoing and related ends,

Patented May 12,. 1925.-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER J. PIKE, or nEwAYGo, MICHIGAN.

vnialctn LAMP.

Application filled December 27, 1921. Serial No. 524,920.

To all whom it mag/concern. type of lamp which consists of acasing- 20-Be it known that l, \VAL'IER J. PIKE, a to which is integrally securedapost 21 and citizen of the United States, and a resident bolt 22. Thiscasing is designed to be seof Newaygo, county of Newaygo, and Statecured to the fender at about the center, that of Michigan, have inventeda new and useis, the crown of the fender at the highest ful Improvementin Vehicle Lamps, of which the following is a specification, theindicated in Fig. 4. The lamp may be readprinciple of the inventionbeing herein eX- ily mounted by boring a hole vertically plained, andthe best mode in which I have through the fender and brace under thecontemplated applying that principle 50 as fender thus mounting the bolt22 in such to distinguish it froin'other inventions. hole and clampingit in position by means The present invention relating, as indiof a lockwasher 23 and nut 24. cated, to vehicle lamps, is directed to an Thecasing is provided with acylindriimproved type of lamp'to be used onmotor cal main portion which forms a chamber 25 15 vehicles such aspassenger cars and comin which a 'light bulb 26 is adjustably fnercialautomobiles, and is designed to b mounted on a support 27. The support27 attached at some point on the foremost pa is slidable through anopening 28 in the rear of the car such as the radiator or fenders. ofthe casing and may be adjusted in any dopoint of the fender next to theradiator as I A further object of the invention is the prosired positionby means of a set screw 28.

so i i f a lamp which may be mounted, as Behind the bulb is mounted areflector 29 described, and which shall be capable .Of and-ahead of thebulb is mounted a lens 30 throwing light rays forwardly and dowflwhichis movably held in position against a wardly a short distance ahead ofthe vehicle gasket 31, by. means of a snap ring 3 The o u i e e roadayand the tips of lower portion of the inner wall of the eas- 15 thefenders, so that the driver may at all times, see thefront of hisvehicle, andhence, cned, as indicated at 33, to prevent the re gage itswidth and the position which lie flection upwardly of any of the rayscoming may take when meeting approaching veh1- from the bulb. cles onnarrow road-ways.- To the accom- The casing is provided with a forwardlyprojecting hood which has its outer left said invention, then, consistsof the means ,wall extending downwardly considerably hereinafterfullydescribed and particumore than its right wall in order to permitlarlv, pointed out in the claims. the light rays to be thrown across theve- The annexed drawing and the following hicle while shutting off anylight from goas description set. forth indetail certain mechaingdirectly ahead of the vehicle or to the nism embodying the invention,such disleft. This path for the light s also secured closed meansconstituting, however, but one by mounting the la npin a sl ghtlynclined of the various mechanical forms in which position which isindicated in F1 l, the the principle of the invention may be used. lampbeing turned slightly to the right of w in said annexed drawings the vehcle to a po nt wh. 'e the path of Fig. 1 is a side elevation of apreferred light wlll ust take n the tip of the right type of lamp; Fig.2 is a longitudinal secfront fender. tion through the lamp shown at Fig.1; Fig. The connecting wires for the bulb may '3 is a transversesectionon the line 3, 3 in be enclosed n a tubular casing 36 exten- Fig.2 and Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic plan ing from the supporting tube 27through view illustrating the mounting and use of an open ng in the post21, to a. central hole the preferred type of lamp. 37 therein, and maythen be led away under In Fig. 1, I have illustrated a motor vethefender and connected to a source of ourhicle 1 provided with a radiator2 and up rent supply.

wardly projecting radiator bearing cap 3. The present lamp can be madeat a rela- The vehicle is provided with the usual front tively low cost,can be very s mply attached fenders 4. which project forwardly of the tothe vehicle andserves a distinctly useful radiator a short distance asindicated. purpose not only in illuminating the road- In Figs. 1 and 2 Ihave shown a preferred way without throwing light rays into the ingadjacent to the bulb and lens 30, is dark-' eyes of rsons a proachingeither by foot or in ot er vehic es, but in showing to the the car.

the best position for such aelampg operator the exact width and positionof The resent lamp does not necessarily have to e mounted upon thefender, but if "mounted elsewhere such as on the side of stated means beemployed.

I therefore particularly point out anti distinctly claim as my inventionA motor vehicle lamp comprising a cylindrical casing open at one end andprovided with a lamp receiving aperture in the other end, the open endof the casing bein formed into a hood open at the bottom an havingdownwardly'extending side portions of unequal height, an annular flangeon the exterior of said casingand surrounding said aperture, means foradjustably scuring a lamp in said aperture, and means for attaching thecasing to a vehicle in a position substantially longitudinal with saidvehicle and inclined downwardly from a rear to front. Signed by me,this-20th day'of December,

WALTER J. PIKE.

